Events

What’s going on? In the Great Rivers & Routes region, it’s celebrating local brews with Craft Beer Week. Or turning your eyes to the skies for Eagle Watching. Taking a cruise along one of the region’s three great rivers. Sitting back and enjoying great outdoor concerts and live music.

And those are just a few of the countless events that fill up the calendar in the Great Rivers & Routes region. Whatever piques your interest, there’s an event for it.

Want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a few hundred of your best Irish (or Irish for the day) friends? We do that.

Looking to get spooked at a haunted house – that’s actually haunted? We do that.

Seeking the adrenaline rush of watching a rider try to stay on the back of a bucking bull for eight seconds? We do that.

See what else you can do by browsing the listing of events. See you soon!

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Jul 3rd, 2024

Come enjoy the magnificent glow of the Alton Fireworks Spectacular at the Alton Amphitheater in Riverfront Park July 3! Enjoy live entertainment on the amphitheater stage before the light show begins in…
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Jul 4th, 2024

Join the Hakuna Matata for a Rockin' the USA one-hour cruise this Independence Day weekend with patriotic vibes, domestic beer, and fun on the river! You will find this cruise under the…
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Jul 6th, 2024

Find food, merchandise, vendors and more at this year's Jersey County Fair!Ring in the week-long festivities of the Jersey County Fair with a kick-off party and barbecue contest! The over 100-year-old fair…
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Jul 11th, 2024

Join Lewis and Clark for their 2nd annual Summerfest, from 4 - 7 p.m., July 11, 2024, in the Hatheway back lot on the college's Godfrey Campus. This free, family-friendly event is…
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Jul 13th, 2024

The "Tour de Donut", presented by Boeing Employees' Bicycle Club, is a spoof on the "Tour de France." From the mass start, the approximately 32-mile route follows lightly traveled roads over rolling…
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Jul 13th, 2024

Calling all Jimmy Buffett fans!Boat Drinks? Absolutely!Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes! No brainer!One Particular Harbor? Grafton Harbor, of course!Fins? Well, they say once!—Cruise on the Illinois & Mississippi Rivers while sipping…
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Jul 19th, 2024

This two-day event features over 38,000 square-feet of high-quality models, displays, visiting prototype layouts, hands-on learning centers, and more in the modern, professional Gateway Convention Center. We feature presentations by nationally-recognized historians…
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